Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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